Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
Ai WeiweiWe have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
Ai WeiweiIf there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, itโs a human need.
Ai WeiweiMany people I know - writers, poets - they have all been sentenced not once but sometimes three times after they come out. They serve five or six years, come out another time, and then nine years. Come out again, 12 years. Only because they have a different opinion. They are innocent people, they have beautiful minds, beautiful hearts.
Ai Weiwei